Movies Like The Nifty Nineties (1941)

The Nifty Nineties is a 1941 animation, comedy, family film from Riley Thomson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with One Froggy Evening and Road to Utopia.

Animation Comedy Family

One Froggy Evening

1955

A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will sing only for him, and just croak for the talent agent and the audience in the theater he's spent his life savings on.

7.7

MagicScore

Road to Utopia

1946

While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father's map, Sal Van Hoyden falls in with Ace Larson, who secretly wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke, Chester, the thugs, Ace and his henchman chase each other all over the countryside—for the map.

6.7

MagicScore

The Great Rupert

1950

Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.

5.6

MagicScore

The Sunshine Boys

1975

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

6.8

MagicScore

Babes in Arms

1939

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.

6.4

MagicScore

Gypsy

1993

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

6.2

MagicScore

Brain Donors

1992

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.

6.1

MagicScore

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

6.1

MagicScore

Elstree Calling

1930

A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).

5.1

MagicScore

#10

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

7.9

MagicScore

#11

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

All I Desire

1953

In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

For Me and My Gal

1942

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Great Flamarion

1945

A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Caicedo (with Pole)

1894

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

The Broadway Melody

1929

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

Wintergartenprogramm

1895

On 1 November 1895, the brothers Max and Emil Skladanowsky presented their pioneer film work and legendary Bioscop program in Berlin′s Wintergarten Theater. With live musical accompaniment, the compilation program included short film sequences with famous artists of the time: Italienischer Bauerntanz, Komisches Reck, Der Jongleur, Das boxende Känguruh, Kamarinskaja, Die Serpentintänzerin, Akrobatisches Potpourri, Ringkampf, and Apotheose, with the Skladanowsky brothers bowing to their audience.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

Sandow: The Strong Man

1894

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

The Wrong Trousers

1993

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Presto

2008

Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician finds he isn't the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve!

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Nifty Nineties?

The top films similar to The Nifty Nineties by MovieMagicScore are One Froggy Evening (7.7), Road to Utopia (6.7), The Great Rupert (5.6). Each shares animation/comedy/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Nifty Nineties worth watching?

The Nifty Nineties holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Nifty Nineties?

The Nifty Nineties (1941) is a animation, comedy, family film directed by Riley Thomson, starring Walt Disney, Thelma Boardman, Florence Gill.

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This ranked list pairs The Nifty Nineties (1941), a animation and comedy and family film from Riley Thomson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Walt Disney take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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